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How 5 Top Companies Celebrated National Dog Day

Convince & Convert

Held on August 26 th , National Dog Day was founded in 2004 by Animal Advocate Colleen Paige to recognize rescue dogs and the positive role dogs play in people’s lives. So, which companies put their best paw forward? If there was ever a moment to unleash an adorable dog photo, it’s National Dog Day. Petco’s Adorable Pup. IToA4z5NjH.

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Social Citizens: How Social Media Can Help Social Problems

Mindjumpers

This has sparked our interest towards other examples of how brands and charity organizations have managed to use social media as a platform to help social problems through user engagement. By motivating and inspiring the main users of social media, they match creativity with solutions and volunteers with companies.

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Surprise and delight: What it is and brands who get it right

Sprout Social

Some companies use it as a retention strategy as well. The experience management company asked conference attendees to Tweet them a wish and they promised to deliver in real time. Chewy’s compassion illustrates how much the company cares about pets and their families. Dreams (2004 Remaster) – Fleetwood Mac.

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7 Smart Ways You Can Use TBT To Grow Your Brand on Social

Hootsuite

It boosts engagement. People love anything that feels like a peek behind the scenes or insider access, so #TBT posts often see strong engagement. If you’re getting strong engagement, the algorithm will share your post more widely (yup, this is true on basically every social platform). It expands your reach.

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Digital grassroots: the Internet fights back

Sherrilynne Starkie

It started in 2004 when a legislative committee held a series of hearings on digital copyright reform. After conducting a study, the firm advised the government that it was time to engage with Canadians using social media tools.”. People will increasingly seek to influence policy, companies and communities.

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Social Media New Year’s Resolutions That You’ll Have Fun Achieving

agora pulse

College students were the target audience for Facebook when it went live in 2004. Those college students of 2004 are the older millennials of today. Kanell’s post, which used Instagram’s “paid promotion” tag, garnered 439,628 views, 15,937 likes, and 198 comments, resulting in an engagement rate of 2.07%. Like, NOW.).

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Make Your LinkedIn Profile Work for You | chrisbrogan.com

Buzz Marketing for Technology

I want people who read my profile to see that I’m happily employed, that I work for a “real&# company, and that my company has capabilities in certain areas. Guest Post- Measuring Shared Engagement. December 2004. November 2004. October 2004. September 2004. August 2004. April 2004.

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